Scott Adam Riggs was a blacksmith, a member of the state legislature, and a gospel preacher.
Scott Riggs was a lineal descendant of Edward Riggs, who came from England - probably from Yorkshire or Lincolnshire to this country early in the summer of 1633. He settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts, which was then a suburb but now a part of Boston. The family was a prolific one; multiplied rapidly, and members of it migrated to New York, New Jersey and on southward. One branch of it lodged in North Carolina, and there Scott Riggs was born March 26, 1779, while the American Revolutionary war was raging.
About 1798, when he was nineteen years old he removed with his father, Zadok Riggs, to Warren County, Kentucky. On March 4, 1801, he married Hannah Berry, and afterward removed to Tennessee. About 1816 he emigrated to Illinois Territory and settled in what is now Lawrence County. The "settlement" was on Ellison's prairie, and in those early days was called the "Christian Settlement." Lawrence county had not then been created and this settlement was in Crawford County. Scott Riggs represented this latter named county in the first general assembly of the state which convened in Kaskaskia in the winter of 1818-1819. In October, 1825 he removed to what is now Scott County, and bought one hundred and sixty acres of land from Murray McConnell, on North Prairie, upon which he located with his family. Being a thrifty, prudent man, with an excellent wife, he soon acquired adjacent lands, and on his farm there he lived till his death, February 21, 1872. His faithful wife preceded him to the grave several years. He was reared a Baptist, but early in life and almost in the very beginning of the religious movement inaugurated by Thomas and Alexander Campbell, he became identified with the Disciples of Christ, or Christians, and both by pious example and by public preaching he contributed to the dissemination of the views entertained by that body of religious people, with whom he was closely identified till the day of his death. He and his wife, Hannah, reared ten children, whose names and consorts are as follows: James Berry Riggs, who married Nancy C. Anderson; Sallie S. Riggs, who married Daniel Dennison; Polly T. Riggs, who was the second wife of Robert H. McDow; Cynthia M. Riggs, who married Stephen Green; Zadok T. Riggs, who married Ginney Leib; John A. Riggs, who married Orpha Campbell; Harriet L. Riggs who married Fielding McMurray; Milton W. Riggs, who married Eliza G. Beach; Elvira J. Riggs, who married Benjamin F. Hitt, and Louisa H. Riggs, who married John Lee. All of these children reared families except Louisa H. Lee, who died soon after her marriage. the only descendants of this numerous family now residing in Scott county are Amanda Funk, wife of Rufus Funk, and her children and grandchildren; Henry B. Riggs and his one son; Mary Riggs Stewart and J. M Riggs and his family.
Amanda Funk is a daughter of Elvira J. and Benjamin F. Hitt, above mentioned. Henry B. Riggs is a son, and Mary Riggs Stewart is a daughter, of Milton W. Riggs; J. M. Riggs is a son of John A. Riggs. The other numerous descendants of Scott Riggs are scattered far and wide, a large portion of them being located on the Pacific slope.
McMillan, James L. and Thomas H. Olbricht. The History of the Restoration Movement in Illinois in the 19th Century. Los Angeles, California: Sulis Academic Press. 2019. Pages 61-63.
Spouse: Hannah Berry (1780-1864), married March 9th, 1801, at Lincoln County, Kentucky – six daughters (Sally, Polly, Cynthia, Harriet, Elvira, Louisa) and four sons (James, Zadok, John, Milton)
Father: Zadok Tompkins Riggs (1754-1846)
Mother: Sarah Bettie Scott (1755-1846)
Contributor: Ronald C. Brewer (48104028)
Scott Riggs was a lineal descendant of Edward Riggs, who came from England - probably from Yorkshire or Lincolnshire to this country early in the summer of 1633. He settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts, which was then a suburb but now a part of Boston. The family was a prolific one; multiplied rapidly, and members of it migrated to New York, New Jersey and on southward. One branch of it lodged in North Carolina, and there Scott Riggs was born March 26, 1779, while the American Revolutionary war was raging.
About 1798, when he was nineteen years old he removed with his father, Zadok Riggs, to Warren County, Kentucky. On March 4, 1801, he married Hannah Berry, and afterward removed to Tennessee. About 1816 he emigrated to Illinois Territory and settled in what is now Lawrence County. The "settlement" was on Ellison's prairie, and in those early days was called the "Christian Settlement." Lawrence county had not then been created and this settlement was in Crawford County. Scott Riggs represented this latter named county in the first general assembly of the state which convened in Kaskaskia in the winter of 1818-1819. In October, 1825 he removed to what is now Scott County, and bought one hundred and sixty acres of land from Murray McConnell, on North Prairie, upon which he located with his family. Being a thrifty, prudent man, with an excellent wife, he soon acquired adjacent lands, and on his farm there he lived till his death, February 21, 1872. His faithful wife preceded him to the grave several years. He was reared a Baptist, but early in life and almost in the very beginning of the religious movement inaugurated by Thomas and Alexander Campbell, he became identified with the Disciples of Christ, or Christians, and both by pious example and by public preaching he contributed to the dissemination of the views entertained by that body of religious people, with whom he was closely identified till the day of his death. He and his wife, Hannah, reared ten children, whose names and consorts are as follows: James Berry Riggs, who married Nancy C. Anderson; Sallie S. Riggs, who married Daniel Dennison; Polly T. Riggs, who was the second wife of Robert H. McDow; Cynthia M. Riggs, who married Stephen Green; Zadok T. Riggs, who married Ginney Leib; John A. Riggs, who married Orpha Campbell; Harriet L. Riggs who married Fielding McMurray; Milton W. Riggs, who married Eliza G. Beach; Elvira J. Riggs, who married Benjamin F. Hitt, and Louisa H. Riggs, who married John Lee. All of these children reared families except Louisa H. Lee, who died soon after her marriage. the only descendants of this numerous family now residing in Scott county are Amanda Funk, wife of Rufus Funk, and her children and grandchildren; Henry B. Riggs and his one son; Mary Riggs Stewart and J. M Riggs and his family.
Amanda Funk is a daughter of Elvira J. and Benjamin F. Hitt, above mentioned. Henry B. Riggs is a son, and Mary Riggs Stewart is a daughter, of Milton W. Riggs; J. M. Riggs is a son of John A. Riggs. The other numerous descendants of Scott Riggs are scattered far and wide, a large portion of them being located on the Pacific slope.
McMillan, James L. and Thomas H. Olbricht. The History of the Restoration Movement in Illinois in the 19th Century. Los Angeles, California: Sulis Academic Press. 2019. Pages 61-63.
Spouse: Hannah Berry (1780-1864), married March 9th, 1801, at Lincoln County, Kentucky – six daughters (Sally, Polly, Cynthia, Harriet, Elvira, Louisa) and four sons (James, Zadok, John, Milton)
Father: Zadok Tompkins Riggs (1754-1846)
Mother: Sarah Bettie Scott (1755-1846)
Contributor: Ronald C. Brewer (48104028)
Scott Adam Riggs was a blacksmith, a member of the state legislature, and a gospel preacher.
Scott Riggs was a lineal descendant of Edward Riggs, who came from England - probably from Yorkshire or Lincolnshire to this country early in the summer of 1633. He settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts, which was then a suburb but now a part of Boston. The family was a prolific one; multiplied rapidly, and members of it migrated to New York, New Jersey and on southward. One branch of it lodged in North Carolina, and there Scott Riggs was born March 26, 1779, while the American Revolutionary war was raging.
About 1798, when he was nineteen years old he removed with his father, Zadok Riggs, to Warren County, Kentucky. On March 4, 1801, he married Hannah Berry, and afterward removed to Tennessee. About 1816 he emigrated to Illinois Territory and settled in what is now Lawrence County. The "settlement" was on Ellison's prairie, and in those early days was called the "Christian Settlement." Lawrence county had not then been created and this settlement was in Crawford County. Scott Riggs represented this latter named county in the first general assembly of the state which convened in Kaskaskia in the winter of 1818-1819. In October, 1825 he removed to what is now Scott County, and bought one hundred and sixty acres of land from Murray McConnell, on North Prairie, upon which he located with his family. Being a thrifty, prudent man, with an excellent wife, he soon acquired adjacent lands, and on his farm there he lived till his death, February 21, 1872. His faithful wife preceded him to the grave several years. He was reared a Baptist, but early in life and almost in the very beginning of the religious movement inaugurated by Thomas and Alexander Campbell, he became identified with the Disciples of Christ, or Christians, and both by pious example and by public preaching he contributed to the dissemination of the views entertained by that body of religious people, with whom he was closely identified till the day of his death. He and his wife, Hannah, reared ten children, whose names and consorts are as follows: James Berry Riggs, who married Nancy C. Anderson; Sallie S. Riggs, who married Daniel Dennison; Polly T. Riggs, who was the second wife of Robert H. McDow; Cynthia M. Riggs, who married Stephen Green; Zadok T. Riggs, who married Ginney Leib; John A. Riggs, who married Orpha Campbell; Harriet L. Riggs who married Fielding McMurray; Milton W. Riggs, who married Eliza G. Beach; Elvira J. Riggs, who married Benjamin F. Hitt, and Louisa H. Riggs, who married John Lee. All of these children reared families except Louisa H. Lee, who died soon after her marriage. the only descendants of this numerous family now residing in Scott county are Amanda Funk, wife of Rufus Funk, and her children and grandchildren; Henry B. Riggs and his one son; Mary Riggs Stewart and J. M Riggs and his family.
Amanda Funk is a daughter of Elvira J. and Benjamin F. Hitt, above mentioned. Henry B. Riggs is a son, and Mary Riggs Stewart is a daughter, of Milton W. Riggs; J. M. Riggs is a son of John A. Riggs. The other numerous descendants of Scott Riggs are scattered far and wide, a large portion of them being located on the Pacific slope.
McMillan, James L. and Thomas H. Olbricht. The History of the Restoration Movement in Illinois in the 19th Century. Los Angeles, California: Sulis Academic Press. 2019. Pages 61-63.
Spouse: Hannah Berry (1780-1864), married March 9th, 1801, at Lincoln County, Kentucky – six daughters (Sally, Polly, Cynthia, Harriet, Elvira, Louisa) and four sons (James, Zadok, John, Milton)
Father: Zadok Tompkins Riggs (1754-1846)
Mother: Sarah Bettie Scott (1755-1846)
Contributor: Ronald C. Brewer (48104028)
Scott Riggs was a lineal descendant of Edward Riggs, who came from England - probably from Yorkshire or Lincolnshire to this country early in the summer of 1633. He settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts, which was then a suburb but now a part of Boston. The family was a prolific one; multiplied rapidly, and members of it migrated to New York, New Jersey and on southward. One branch of it lodged in North Carolina, and there Scott Riggs was born March 26, 1779, while the American Revolutionary war was raging.
About 1798, when he was nineteen years old he removed with his father, Zadok Riggs, to Warren County, Kentucky. On March 4, 1801, he married Hannah Berry, and afterward removed to Tennessee. About 1816 he emigrated to Illinois Territory and settled in what is now Lawrence County. The "settlement" was on Ellison's prairie, and in those early days was called the "Christian Settlement." Lawrence county had not then been created and this settlement was in Crawford County. Scott Riggs represented this latter named county in the first general assembly of the state which convened in Kaskaskia in the winter of 1818-1819. In October, 1825 he removed to what is now Scott County, and bought one hundred and sixty acres of land from Murray McConnell, on North Prairie, upon which he located with his family. Being a thrifty, prudent man, with an excellent wife, he soon acquired adjacent lands, and on his farm there he lived till his death, February 21, 1872. His faithful wife preceded him to the grave several years. He was reared a Baptist, but early in life and almost in the very beginning of the religious movement inaugurated by Thomas and Alexander Campbell, he became identified with the Disciples of Christ, or Christians, and both by pious example and by public preaching he contributed to the dissemination of the views entertained by that body of religious people, with whom he was closely identified till the day of his death. He and his wife, Hannah, reared ten children, whose names and consorts are as follows: James Berry Riggs, who married Nancy C. Anderson; Sallie S. Riggs, who married Daniel Dennison; Polly T. Riggs, who was the second wife of Robert H. McDow; Cynthia M. Riggs, who married Stephen Green; Zadok T. Riggs, who married Ginney Leib; John A. Riggs, who married Orpha Campbell; Harriet L. Riggs who married Fielding McMurray; Milton W. Riggs, who married Eliza G. Beach; Elvira J. Riggs, who married Benjamin F. Hitt, and Louisa H. Riggs, who married John Lee. All of these children reared families except Louisa H. Lee, who died soon after her marriage. the only descendants of this numerous family now residing in Scott county are Amanda Funk, wife of Rufus Funk, and her children and grandchildren; Henry B. Riggs and his one son; Mary Riggs Stewart and J. M Riggs and his family.
Amanda Funk is a daughter of Elvira J. and Benjamin F. Hitt, above mentioned. Henry B. Riggs is a son, and Mary Riggs Stewart is a daughter, of Milton W. Riggs; J. M. Riggs is a son of John A. Riggs. The other numerous descendants of Scott Riggs are scattered far and wide, a large portion of them being located on the Pacific slope.
McMillan, James L. and Thomas H. Olbricht. The History of the Restoration Movement in Illinois in the 19th Century. Los Angeles, California: Sulis Academic Press. 2019. Pages 61-63.
Spouse: Hannah Berry (1780-1864), married March 9th, 1801, at Lincoln County, Kentucky – six daughters (Sally, Polly, Cynthia, Harriet, Elvira, Louisa) and four sons (James, Zadok, John, Milton)
Father: Zadok Tompkins Riggs (1754-1846)
Mother: Sarah Bettie Scott (1755-1846)
Contributor: Ronald C. Brewer (48104028)
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